Part 20 (1/2)
”Yes, dynamite here, or at the dam, would do the work”
”What--what's that?” cried Blake, in surprise
CHAPTER XVI
THE COLLISION
Judging by Mr Alcando'sout of the ordinary But both Blake and Joe had heard his low-voiced words, and both stared aghast at hi whether he had caught the words aright
”Dynamite!” exclaimed Joe, and then Blake knew he had made no mistake
Somewhat to the surprise of hi in the abstract, of course,” he said ”I have a habit of speaking aloud when I think I e of dynae the Canal that it ht be out of business for years”
”You don't !” cried Blake, holding the box of unexposed filiven hi in the abstract, I tell you It occurred to e of explosive I don't see why the Canal is not better guarded You A!”
”What's that?” asked Captain Watson, co to the boys about how easy it would be to put a charge of dynae the Canal,” explained Mr Alcando ”I believe they thought I lanced at the serious faces of the twopicture boys
”Well,--I--er,--I--,” stammered Blake So new suspicions against Mr
Alcando, but they had never before taken this form As for Joe, he blushed to recall that he had, in the past, also been somewhat suspicious of the Spaniard But now thehad disarmed all that
”Dynamite, eh!” exclaimed the captain ”I'd just like to see any one try it This canal is better guarded than you think, ly at the other
”Oh, I have no doubt that is so,” was the quick response ”But it seee to it
Possibly the indifference to guarding it is but see only”
”That's what it is!” went on Captain Watson ”Dynamite! Huh! I'd like to see someone try it!” He meant, of course, that he would not like to see this done, but that was his sarcastic
”What do you think of him, anyhow?” asked Joe of Blake a little later when they were putting away their ca taken all the views they wanted
”I don't knohat to say, Joe,” was the sloer ”I did think there was so
It gave h, to hear him speak so about the Canal”
”The same here But he's a nice chap just the sa pictures”
”That's right We're getting soh nearly finished, was still in such a state of progress thatfilms could beto stay a week or more at the place which, more than any other, had made trouble for the canal builders
”Well, it surely is a great piece of work!” exclaimed Blake, as he and Joe, with Mr Alcando and Captain Watson, went to the top of Gold Hill one day They were on the highest point of the s